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President Bush Urges Citizens to Invest In Health Savings Account (HSAs)

...e. High deductible health insurance policies and lowest annual premium rates are coupled with the HSAs. In order to make it look more attractive, several measures have been planned that would be implemented in this year’s agenda. The deductible amount would be raised further to match the out-of pocket spe...

Smoking Ban To Be Soon Implemented In South East Asian Bars

...12.6 percent of the population in 2004, one of the lowest rates in the world. In Malaysia, the health ministry recently announced that discotheques, bars and outdoor recreation parks would soon be designated non-smoking areas. The ministry plans to hike tobacco taxes by another 13 percent this year. In ...

A plethora of disease control benefits of Whole grains!

... Compared with those in the quintile who consumed lowest amounts of cereal fibre, those in the highest qui...percent respectively, compared with those in the lowest quintile. The conclusion by the authors was that “whole grains and a low-glycaemic index diet may r...

Rise in Mercury Levels in Supermarket Fish

...tuna, the subject of earlier federal warnings. The lowest levels of mercury were found in catfish, pollock, salmon, flounder and cod. Chinook or king salmon topped the list for PCBs, a long-banned chemical linked to cancer and impaired brain development. State health officials said the salmon PCB levels wer...

Height Loss Determines Risk Of Vertebral Fractures And Bone Disease

...teoporosis. One is placing two fingers between the lowest rib and the pelvis. If there is difficulty in doing this, there is a 60% chance of vertebral fractures. Alternatively, the patient can be made to stand naturally (heels paced against the wall). The distance between the head and the wall can then be m...

50 Plus Men More Satisfied With Sex Life

...respectively. Men in their 60 and 70s obtained the lowest ranks with corresponding scores of 2.46 and 2.14. Although many studies have demonstrated the progressive difficulty in erection, ejaculation and lowered sex drive with advancing age, no definitive link could be established between overall sexual sat...

Periodontal disease can be predicted by trends in obesity!

...lost 1.1 more teeth compared to individuals in the lowest category. Robert J. Genco, vice provost at the University at Buffalo and editor of the JOP said, “People who have a higher body mass index produce cytokines (hormone-like proteins), that lead to systemic inflammation and insulin resistance. We propos...

Chicken Fest in Chandigarh To ward off bird flu scare

...rs who wanted to have a quick bite of chicken at a lowest possible price. While most people preferred to taste the chicken delicacies, others had their fill of eggs. The aroma of the chicken dishes was in itself tempting enough for anyone going past the venue. Up for grabs were an array of chicken dishes ...

High Demand For Circumcision In AIDS-Hit Swaziland

...lygamy is commonplace. Another reason could be the lowest circumcision rates prevalent in Swaziland. Although researchers have cited some associations between high rates of HIV incidence and low rates of male circumcision, it was not until 1980 that a definitive link was established. This was possible thr...

A potato (couch or not) in the diet adverse for diabetics.

...to intake were 14% more likely than those with the lowest intake to develop diabetes over 20 years. Whole grains - as well as many high-fiber vegetables, fruits and legumes - have a lower GI than potatoes and white-flour products. Therefore the diet should have more of these than potatoes. ...

Motor Vehicle Accidents in Men Related To BMI

...e highest body mass index (BMI) and those with the lowest BMI are at greatest risk of death from crashes. // Obesity and being slim increases male drivers risk of dying in a car crash. On the other hand being moderately overweight might help cushion the blow. Researchers also found that obesity in wo...

Female Foeticide Continues To Be On Rise In India

...rop from 915 in 1991. In fact, Delhi has the fifth lowest child sex ratio in India after Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. "Female foeticide in the country is increasing because it has taken the shape of an organised crime and has not remained only a socio-economic problem," Puneet Bedi, ...

Dairy Products Not Linked To Male Weight Gain

... intake gained a slightly more weight than who had lowest levels of total dairy intake, the researchers attribute it to increased consumption of high-fat dairy products. Men who consumed increased amounts of diary products did not have increased risk of hypertension (elevated blood pressure) or high chole...

Female Ratio Drops Alarmingly In Himachal Due To Feticides

...average//, with the gender ratio falling to be the lowest in the country. The shocking factor is that despit...ides every year, taking its gender ratio among the lowest in the country. Even more shocking is the fact that there has been only one case of conviction for t...

Cholesterol Drug Has a Favorable Effect on the Chronic Kidney Disease

... for kidney failure. Patients who took the 10 mg lowest dose of Lipitor had a 5.6 % improvement in kidney function. Those who took 80 mg experienced an 8.5 % increase in kidney function. Hence further studies are necessary in this direction to prove that this drug could be potentially used to improve ki...

Carotid Stenting Can Help Patients With Silent Disease

... compared to 4.8 percent of patients under 80. The lowest percentage of adverse effects - 4.2 percent - were in asymptomatic patients under the age of 80. It is anticipated that the positive results of this trial will support the re-examination, and eventual expansion, of current CMS reimbursement for this...

Reduced Weight Gain Is Seen In People Who Switch To A Vegetarian Diet

... gained the least weight. It was also found that lowest weight gain came in people with high intake of car...ans when compared to that of the meat-eaters. The lowest weight gain was in people who changed their diet to eat fewer animal products. Key and his collea...

Colourful vegetables lower asthma risk

... likely to say they had asthma than women with the lowest intakes. Similarly, carrot lovers had a 20 percent lower risk of the disease, while tomato fans had an 18 percent lower risk. However, the researchers point out, they cannot rule out the possibility that higher intakes of carrots, tomatoes and leaf...

Heart Disease In Women Can Be Prevented By Exercise And Weight Control

.... Women with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 had the lowest risk of a coronary heart disease, especially if they spent more than 3.5 hours a week exercising. Drastically overweight women, who were not physically active had the highest risk of getting sick, said the study. --Edited IANS...

Charging Car Park Fees From Cancer Patients Is Morally Wrong, Says Macmillan Cancer Relief

...he Women's Hospital. "We actually have one of the lowest charges for car parking in the country, this high revenue figure is due to the fact that a lot of people are using these spaces," a spokeswoman for the trust said. Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust also made more than a ...

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